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TIL the reason flamingos stand on one leg is to preserve body heat (water can rapidly draw away heat). In hotter weather, they tend to stand on two legs.

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Me9KB TIL That the Rolls Royce Silver Shadow would have been called the Silver Mist, except that somebody pointed out that in German, "mist" is slang for excrement.
1DE7 TIL the only news network that does not broadcast air accidents related news is CNN Airport.
b9b70 TIL, Lake Angelus is Michigan's least populated locale to be legally designated as a "city", with a population of 290
vrmR TIL King George V was euthanized so that his death could be announced in the morning The Times newspaper rather than “less appropriate” evening tabloids
JY0rk TIL the word ruthless stems from a (now obsolete) word 'ruth' which meant compassion or mercy. It was already considered archaic by 1637 when the poet Milton wrote: "Look homeward Angel now, and melt with ruth."